Which to use
“désirez” and “dessinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,397
- “désirez” frequency rank
- #47,278
- “dessinez” frequency rank
- 58675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirez | dessinez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dessiner. |
Where the eye mixes désirez and dessinez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. désirez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dessinez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: désirez vs dessinez
A purely visual mix-up. désirez (\de.zi.ʁe\) and dessinez (\de.si.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirez is recorded at frequency rank #11,397, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\. dessinez is at rank #47,278, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.ne\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58675, this pair ranks #107,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of désirez vs dessinez
Shared letters: deisz. Private to "désirez": ré. Private to "dessinez": n.
"désirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dessinez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dessinez ← ddessinez · desinez · desisnez · dessienz · dessinezz · dessinnez · dessinze · dessniez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "désirez" and "dessinez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "désirez" or "dessinez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "désirez" and "dessinez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dessinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirez" and "dessinez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dessina vs dessinez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #107,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.